Military

The guiding principal of LOGCAP is to preplan for use of global corporate resources as an alternative in support of contingency operations and to augment CS and CSS force structures when identified shortfalls exist. Geographic MACOMs determine what form of LOGCAP is most appropriate for their specific theater. Potential LOGCAP actions include awarding contracts for use during contingencies, or including contingency clauses in peacetime contracts. The Army's Umbrella LOGCAP contract is only one part of the overall program.

The Army's Umbrella LOGCAP contract (USAMC Support contract), managed and administered by USAMC, is a special contingency contracting program that provides for maintaining, on a multiregional basis, a worldwide contract. It allows the swift acquisition of contract CS and CSS required in a contingency.

The basic scope of USAMC's Umbrella contract is for a previously selected contractor to plan for, and when called upon, provide needed construction and services worldwide. The planning requirement calls for the contractor to prepare worldwide, generic underdeveloped and developed country plans, operationally specific plans, and country-specific plans. To correspond with these plans, the contractor is also required to develop and maintain a worldwide database of available equipment, supplies and services. The contractor plans and maintains database support for five broad categories: facilities, supplies, services, maintenance and transportation. Support for actual operations is tailored, based on the concept of the operation and scope of work provided by the supported commander.

Recent LOGCAP operations furnish the following example. The contractor provides a generic capabilities plan for receiving, housing and sustaining 25,000 personnel in eight base camps for 180 days. Under the generic contingency scenario used in the contract, the contractor is required to set up sea and aerial ports of debarkation for deployed personnel. Military personnel are transported to a rear-area support base before being further deployed to forward-area base camps. In this scenario, the contractor is required to begin receiving 1,300 personnel per day within fifteen days from notice to proceed. Thirty days after notification, the contractor is required to support 25,000 personnel in one rear and seven forward base camps for up to 180 days with options to increase the size of the supported force to 50,000 personnel and to extend support to 360 days.

Each base camp provides billeting, dining facilities, food preparation, potable water, sanitation, showers, laundry, transportation, utilities and other logistical support. The contractor is required to maintain the capability of supporting two contingencies concurrently in widely separated geographical areas.

Contractor-provided supplies and services under the LOGCAP contract may include, but are not limited to--

• Supply Operations (all classes of supply except Class X). NOTE: The Umbrella LOGCAP contract is a cost-plus award fee contract, meaning the Government reimburses the contractor for allowable expenses, plus an award fee based on performance. Commanders must consider this award fee, not just up-front costs, before using LOGCAP to provide supplies.
• Field Services
• Clothing exchange and bath
• Laundry
• Clothing Repair
• Food Service
• Mortuary Affairs
• Hazardous Materials/Waste Disposal Services
• Billeting
• Facilities Management
• MWR
• Information Management
• Personnel Support
• Other Operations and Services
• Maintenance
• Transportation
• Medical Services
• Engineering and Construction
• Signal Support Services
• Support of Army Personnel and Equipment Retrograde
• Power Generation and Distribution
• Standard Army Management Information System (STAMIS) Operations

DCMC generally deploys a team to provide contingency contract administration support, helping the commander manage LOGCAP. AMC PAM 700-30, Logistics Civil Augmentation Program (LOGCAP), provides detailed information on how to initiate and execute support under the US Army LOGCAP Umbrella Contract.